Finance Administrator

Safeguarding Statement:

Taaleem is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. At Taaleem, we hold ourselves to a high standard of effective practices in relation to child protection, and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to various background checks including receipt of references, proof of relevant qualifications, identification, and police checks, including overseas checks.

Job Purpose:

Oversee the day-to-day accounting works of the school.

Key Relationships (Internal and External):

Principal, Operations Manager, Admissions Manager, HR, Taaleem CO

Key Accountabilities:

• Oversee the Accounts and Procurement departments in the performing of their duties.
• Manage the invoicing/ banking/collection of monies using Focus software in line with Taaleem protocols.
• Manage school invoicing & collections for tuition, trips, examinations & other activities.
• Follow-up of accounts receivable as per Taaleem protocols
• Keep the daily accounts updated so that information can be shared with concerned department, admissions, and CO finance team.
• Compile various reports to be submitted to central office on a monthly basis.
• Reconciliation of students with class register and admissions.
• Assist the Admissions Manager with all necessary support for student enrollment.
• Releasing of day-to-day petty cash, visa reimbursement requirement
• Deal with emails correspondence to parents by replying to queries, requests, and concerns.
• Take care of any required data entry and /or changes that need to be made in Focus.
• Verify the document submitted by PRO for replenishment of funds.
• Other duties as requested.

Person Specification:

Education: Good general education appropriate to the post.

Experience: A minimum of 2 years working in a similar field.

Skills

Competencies:

• Excellent command of the English language, both written and verbal.
• Excellent telephone manner.
• Highly organized and ability to work on own initiative and prioritize tasks.
• Experienced in Microsoft packages.
• Good-natured, well-groomed, and courteous.
• Understanding of general reception tasks with excellent customer facing skills.
• A multi-tasker able to support the Management Team with administration.
• Ability to build personal relationships.
• Understand data protection and confidentiality.
• Ability to work to deadlines in a calm and confident manner when under pressure.

Attributes:

• Enthusiastic
• Well Presented
• Flexible
• Highly Organized
• Confident